CA AB1073

Requires the Employment Development Department (EDD) to release employee wage information to qualified third-party vendors when the employee provides written permission for the release

Defines "qualified third-party vendor" as a consumer reporting agency that has contracts with at least three other states for similar services, completed systems integration in one or more states, and received U.S. Department of Labor review for compliance with federal regulations

Limits permissible uses of wage information to credit granting, residential leasing, employment screening, insurance transactions, and government transactions consistent with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act

Prohibits subscribers from reselling or redisclosing wage information and requires employee written permission before receiving wage data from vendors

Mandates EDD collect fees from qualified third-party vendors to cover startup and administrative costs, with no state funds to be expended, and makes unauthorized access or disclosure of confidential wage information a misdemeanor